The man who brutally punched, kicked and stomped a security guard to death at the Guelph train station five years ago was upset he lost his X-box privileges for using cannabis at the facility he is detained at.
That's one of the points contained in the report on Jordan Langelier's annual review.
That review ruled he remains a significant threat to public safety and should remain detained at of Forensic Psychiatry Program of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, where he has been since being found not criminally responsible of second-degree murder in the death of 63-year-old Mario Ruffolo in October of 2020.
Ruffolo was on duty at the train station when he stepped outside to have a cigarette. He offered one to Langelier, who had been hanging around the train station, and when he did, was punched in the head.
Langelier, who was 21 at the time of the incident, then straddled the chest of the prone Ruffolo, repeatedly punching him, before standing up and kicking him in the head several times, stomping on his head and leaping in the air and coming down feet-first on Ruffolo’s chest.
A brief trial, for which no defence was presented, resulted in him being found not criminally responsible for his actions.
According to recent court documents from Langelier’s annual review, Langelier blames the attack solely on the fact he was using crystal meth at the time.
The experts disagree, and say Langelier had a psychotic disorder, a borderline personality disorder, a stimulant use disorder and a cannabis use disorder.
He has been caught using cannabis at the facility “a handful of times,” after being granted privileges that included being allowed to wander the grounds of St. Joseph’s Healthcare.
Those privileges, including the X-box, were revoked for a period of time.
Cannabis use disorder is one of the many hurdles listed in the document to any recovery, according to the annual review.
“Mr. Langelier does not understand his treatment team’s concern about his cannabis use, often dismissing and downplaying the risk of using cannabis,” reads the court document.
“Any time Mr. Langelier reaches level 3 privileges, which are indirectly supervised privileges on hospital and grounds, he uses cannabis, and his privileges are put on hold.
“Mr. Langelier believes that his use of crystal methamphetamine is his only risk factor because the treatment team has not seen any decompensation in his mental state, despite his repeated cannabis use. The treatment team disagrees with Mr. Langelier’s assessment.”
At trial, the court heard Langelier made statements at the police station that were delusional and psychotic. He told police he heard the voice of Jesus and believed the victim, who he did not know, was a pedophile and ‘trying to kill God.’
“Mr. Langelier does not understand his treatment team’s concern about his cannabis use, often dismissing and downplaying the risk of using cannabis.
“In regard to Langelier’s future aspirations, the court document says “within the next 10 years he hopes to be out of the forensic system, in school, saving money, and pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities and hobbies.”
He also expressed a desire to “fall in love, have a family, and feel less depressed.”
“Although his goals are prosocial,” the report states, “he does not appear to fully grasp the required steps and resources needed to achieve the same.”
